BDO UK LLP

Partner at BDO UK LLP

Robert Barnard has over thirty five years’ experience in the hospitality sector. And has had many roles within the industry including Customer Relations Director, Strategic Planning Director and Assistant to the Chairman of Forte plc.

Since re-joining BDO in 1998, he has led a broad range of hospitality consultancy assignments throughout the UK, Europe, Middle East, Africa and the Caribbean. These have included strategic planning, negotiation of heads of terms between owners and operators in contemplation of management agreements, hotel market studies with earnings estimates, valuations of individual assets and hotel portfolios and operational reviews. Robert is responsible for BDO’s annual publications, Hotel Britain and Country Trends and he is also a frequent commentator on hotel industry matters at conferences and in the media.

---